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Jenny Mitcham, Using DROID to create file level metadata – a case study from the Archaeology Data Service

Monday 28 November 2011 | Jenny Mitcham | Information Management, Information Management video | Comments Off on Jenny Mitcham, Using DROID to create file level metadata – a case study from the Archaeology Data Service

Jenny Mitcham from the Archaeology Data Service (ADS) discusses her experience of using DROID within her organisation. Jenny provides a brief history of the organisation, providing an explanation of the data  they deal with in their archive. She discusses how she uses DROID and her experience of dealing with the Digital Preservation Department at The National Archives.

This talk was given as part of The Future of File Format Identification: PRONOM and DROID User Consultation, in collaboration with the Digital Preservation Coalition.

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data, digital preservation, dpc, droid, metadata, pronom

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